ELLSWORTH (AP) — Workers at a Maine Goodwill store got quite a shock when they opened a donated book and found a gun inside. An employee at the Ellsworth store was going through a pile of books received from a central warehouse last week and noticed that one didn’t quite feel right. The book — […]
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Maine AG rules trooper justified in shooting Ellsworth man during standoff
ELLSWORTH — The Maine attorney general says a state trooper acted in defense of himself and others when he shot and wounded an Ellsworth man during a June confrontation. Trooper Scott Duff shot 50-year-old Jeffrey Barnard during the confrontation outside Barnard’s home on June 1. Attorney General Janet Mills says the 20-hour standoff included Barnard […]
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MDEA arrests 2 men in Ellsworth drug bust
ELLSWORTH — Maine police have arrested two Florida men they say were selling cocaine in Ellsworth. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency announced that acting on a tip, it conducted surveillance on the men who had stayed at an Ellsworth hotel and were allegedly selling cocaine out of their van. After making an undercover purchase of […]
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Boys’ soccer: Yarmouth eliminates Ellsworth for Class B crown
PORTLAND — Some cheap shots and a near melee didn’t stop Yarmouth from accomplishing its ultimate goal — a state title. A goal by Yarmouth junior Patrick Grant in the 27th minute was all the Clippers needed to accomplish that feat as they defeated Ellsworth, 1-0, in the Class B state title match at Deering […]
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Maine communities to share $1.2 million in grants
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The state of Maine is receiving more than $1.2 million in grants for community and economic development in distressed parts of the Northern Forest area. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced the Northern Border Regional Commission grants Tuesday. They say the five grants represent significant investments in these communities […]
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Investigator: Ellsworth bird sanctuary fire was arson
ELLSWORTH (AP) — The district attorney is reviewing the results of a state fire marshal investigation into an arson fire last March at Birdsacre, a nonprofit bird sanctuary in Ellsworth. Sgt. Tim York told WNSX-FM that the fire at the Stanwood Homestead Museum was intentionally set. The interior of the building is still in a […]
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Wife of Ellsworth man shot by police details standoff
BANGOR — The wife of an Ellsworth man shot last week by a Maine State Police tactical team member during an armed confrontation and standoff said Sunday he is in a medically induced coma. “He’s still in critical condition,” Vicki Barnard, 56, said of her husband of 19 years. Jeffrey Paul Barnard, 50, was shot […]
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Man shot after 18-hour standoff with police in Ellsworth
ELLSWORTH (AP) — Maine police officials say a man in Ellsworth has been shot after an 18-hour stand-off with police. Maine police spokesman Stephen McCausland says the 50-year-old Jeffrey Barnard man was shot by a state trooper at about 6:30 Sunday morning. He said Barnard was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center, where he was […]
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Teacher pleads not guilty to having sexual relationship with student in 1999
ELLSWORTH — A former teacher and coach at a Maine school has pleaded not guilty to having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old student 15 years ago. WABI-TV reports that Ben Hodgdon, a former teacher at Tremont Consolidated school, remains free on $5,000 bail after his arraignment Tuesday in Hancock District Court in Ellsworth. Prosecutors […]